Plein air pastel landscape painting of palm trees and their shadows along a resort walk in Florida.

Pastel painting 8 inches x 12 inches     $300

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As a plein air pastel artist, I am always looking for 3 crucial elements when searching out a scene to paint: A dynamic composition, a strong sense of light and shadow, and of course, beautiful color. Sometimes I may find a majestic, monumental view that contains all of those elements. Other times it may be a simple, every day scene such as this shadowed walkway that caught my eye down in Naples. For this pastel landscape, I painted on white art spectrum paper that I had underpainted in various rust and rose tones. You can see the color peeking through all over the painting. I like to do this technique to unify and add some sizzle to the color.

Watercolor painting of a tree-lined dirt road in the summer sun

Watercolor painting 5.5 inches x 7.5 inches
$100

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Last summer when I was busy painting old farmsteads, I came upon this quiet country lane, shadowed by trees. I sat on the side of the road with Roxy and made a watercolor sketch. It was beautiful, just like it must have been in the 1800s and not a car came by to spoil my view. I’m missing painting outdoor landscapes and can’t wait til spring comes and I can get back at it!

Watercolor painting of trees, lillies and shadows against a green lawn

Watercolor painting 9 inches x 6 inches $100 + shipping

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While I am continuing to work on pastel portraits, I thought I would post some watercolor paintings from last summer. Remember? Back when it was warm and sunny? This is a scene I painted while sitting in  our backyard in July when all of the day lillies were just beginning to bloom.

Watercolor painting 6 inches x 9 inches $100 + shipping

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I painted this plein air watercolor on the last day of our California visit. I was waiting on the Club balcony as John finished the 18th hole. Although this peaceful study doesn’t show it, I was actually going crazy inside. We had found out, just a couple hours earlier, that our only child was in labor for her first baby and we were stuck across the country with no way to get home in time! Just goes to show that all those art critics who claim to know what an artist is thinking when they paint a piece are full of it!

Right, Chris?

Watercolor painting 9 inches x 6 inches $100 + shipping

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It was an absolutely beautiful weekend here so I HAD to go out and paint. Everytime I hit the back roads I think that it will be the last time of the season. This pretty farmstead was dripping in light and shadow-my favorite scenario. Roxy sat quietly next to me but suddenly started barking out of control. I looked up and a huge old cow was looking at her from across the road. It was her first time so close to a bovine and I think it freaked her out. With her herding heritage, you’d think she’d try to round it up, but noooooo……